April 17, 2013 George Diller Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 george.h.diller@nasa.gov Susan Hendrix Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 301-286-7745 susan.m.hendrix@nasa.gov RELEASE: 10-13 NASA'S NEWEST SOLAR SATELLITE ARRIVES AT VANDENBERG AFB FOR LAUNCH GREENBELT, Md. -- NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) satellite arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Tuesday, April 16, to begin its final preparations for launch, currently scheduled no earlier than May 28. IRI ...Continue Reading

April 15, 2013 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-861-0370 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov RELEASE: 13-110 NASA MARKS THIRD ANNIVERSARY OF OBAMA SUPPORT OF SPACE AT KENNEDY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA marked the third anniversary Monday of President Obama's speech at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in which he laid out a plan to ensure the United States will remain the world's leader in space exploration. Obama's plan includes r ...Continue Reading

April 12, 2013 Stephanie Covey Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 stephanie.a.covey@nasa.gov RELEASE: 09-13 NASA ANNOUNCES CHALLENGES FOR 2013 INTERNATIONAL SPACE APPS CHALLENGE CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA and over 150 partner organizations worldwide will be hosting the International Space Apps Challenge on April 20-21, 2013. The International Space Apps Challenge is a technology development event during which citizens from around the world work together to solve challenges relevant to improving life on ...Continue Reading

April 12, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov Joshua Buck Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 jbuck@nasa.gov Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh.byerly@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-060 NASA TV PROVIDES COVERAGE OF SPACE STATION SPACEWALK WASHINGTON -- Two members of the Expedition 35 crew will venture outside the International Space Station on April 19 for a six-hour spacewalk to deploy and retrieve several science experiments and install a ...Continue Reading

April 11, 2013 Amber Philman Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 amber.n.philman@nasa.gov Rachel Kraft Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1100 rachel.h.kraft@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-061 NASA INVITES MEDIA TO VIEW ORION, SPEAK WITH KENNEDY SPACE CENTER DIRECTOR CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is offering media representatives at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida an opportunity on Monday, April 15, to see Orion, the spacecraft that could take astronauts on a sample collection mission to an asteroid as early ...Continue Reading

April 10, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M08-13 NASA KENNEDY CENTER DIRECTOR MEDIA TELECONFERENCE APRIL 10 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, center director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will hold a teleconference with media at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 10. Cabana will discuss the latest activities at Kennedy, including NASA's fiscal year 2014 budget. The briefing will not be carried on NASA Television. Media interested in partici ...Continue Reading

April 8, 2013 Michael Curie Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 michael.curie@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M07-13 NASA KENNEDY CENTER DIRECTOR MEDIA TELECONFERENCE APRIL 10 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Bob Cabana, center director for NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will hold a teleconference with media at 4:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 10. Cabana will discuss the latest activities at Kennedy, including NASA's fiscal year 2014 budget. The briefing will not be carried on NASA Television. Media interested in particip ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2013 Candrea Thomas Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 candrea.k.thomas@nasa.gov Trent J. Perrotto Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0321 trent.j.perrotto@nasa.gov Patricia Soloveichik The Boeing Company Space Exploration 256-476-6046 patricia.a.soloveichik@boeing.com RELEASE: 13-098 NASA COMMERCIAL CREW PARTNER BOEING COMPLETES LAUNCH VEHICLE ADAPTER REVIEW HOUSTON -- The Boeing Company of Houston, a NASA Commercial Crew Program (CCP) partner, has successfully completed a preliminary design review ...Continue Reading

April 5, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 06-13 NASA SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH PAR SYSTEMS FOR USE OF UNIQUE FACILITY CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida has signed a new partnership agreement with PaR Systems Inc. of Shoreview, Minn., for use of the Hangar N facility and its unique nondestructive testing (NDT) equipment. The facility is located on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) adjacent to Kennedy. Because of NASA's transi ...Continue Reading

March 22, 2013 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 tracy.g.young@nasa.gov RELEASE: 05-13 NASA PARTNERS WITH MICRO AEROSPACE SOLUTIONS TO USE KENNEDY LABS CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA has signed an agreement with Micro Aerospace Solutions (MAS) of Melbourne, Fla., for use of an offline hardware processing "clean room" laboratory and office space at Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility. Micro Aerospace Solutions will utilize the area to perform small satellite flight ...Continue Reading